1940 VFL Season Round 11: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1940 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round eleven of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jim Adamson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Adamson.
Essendon (19.14.128) defeated North Melbourne (16.9.105).
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.14.128 - 16.9.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 3 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
North Melbourne
Captain: Jim AdamsonCoach: Jim Adamson (caretaker)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Coward, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Spratling, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 9 | |||